The Sun. — London, England, 1810-03-14 00:00:00

L;IPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, TiIf;SDAY, Coensei were finally heard in the appeal Spence v. Atchie. The furl her consideration of the cause Aral deterred till Friday, when judgment would be A Messenger from the House of Commons brought up the 'Mutiny Bil►, which, on the motion of Lard LverpoOl, w:l5 read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday. The Earl of LIVERPOOL presented further Papers xespe.-Aing Spain, which were laid ou the tat:le, and ordered to be printed. Lord Wellington's Annuity Bill was read a third tine, and passed. Accounts were presented of the receipts and dis btirstruentb of the East-India Dock Company.---Or derld to lie on the table.—Adjourntd: HOUSE OF CO2II.IIONS. TUEsDAY; 11A.R.CH 13.. The East India Judicature Lists were referred to a C)tilmittee. On the nJotion of Sir E. KNATCHBULL, a Copy was ordered to be laid before the-House of a Leiter dated " Horse-Guards, 4th August, 1809," from Lieutermit-Colonel Gordon to the Secretary at 'War, relative to the coodud of the Medical Board in the Expedition to the Scheidt. A Person from the West India Dock Company ).resented the annuaLaccount of their receipts and dilbursements. The Highway Bill was read a second lime, and ordered to be committed. GAS LIGHT BILL. Mr. MELLISH moved for the second reading of the Gai Light Bill. Mr. H. S:4ITH was proceeding to wake some ob servations, when the Speaker interposed, and re commended the postponing its further consideration till to-morrow. A Message from the House of Lords announced their Lordships' request for a Croy of the Corre spondence relative to the Scotch Distilleries, and the Report of the Committee of the House of Com mons on the same; to this request it was replied, the House would send an answer by a messenger of its own. • The various Expiring Laws Bills went through Committees, the reports of which were ordered to be received to-morrrow. Mr. M. FITZGERALD brought in a Bill to amend the Irish Roal Alts, and Grand July Presentmeu:s of Ireland. • Read a first t►me, and ordered to be read a second time. Mr A. Coo?iß presented a Return of the Corps of Artillery Drivers.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. LUSH IN GTON brought up the report of the Committee of Ways and Means.—The Resolutions were agreed to, and Bills ordered accordingly. A Message came from the Lords, announcing their assent to Lord Wellington's Annuity Bull. Mr. R. WAND brought in the Royal Marine Mu tiny Bill. Re..id a first time, and ordered to be read a second timc to-morrow. MARINE PAY OFFICE. Mr. It, WA - RD moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Marine Pay Office Bill. Mr. CREEVEY observed, that there %vas a defi ciency in the Ma; ne Pay Office .to the amount of 280,0001. and therefore he was against the Bill being precipitated through until he was apprised how that c.i..-ric.ency happened. BANKES, adverting to the business before the Coinin:ttee of Finance, stated that the accounts of Viiiiers had been for some time under their con sidetation—that one of their first reports would be on this subject, which was conneeted with that ge neral important question, the audit of all public accounts; from the examinations before the Coin mittee, he was inclined to believe that the office of Rif 171.1 i ter was totally unnecessary, and one which bliuttid be suppressed. The' CliAgc.ELcon of eve EXCHFAT3iIi observed, that there was nothing exceptionable in the princi ple of the Bill, arid therefore there could be no ob palms to reading it a second time. The Bill was then read a second time, and it was proposed by Mr. Ward to commit it on , this day fortnight. It was then agreed to cemmit the Rill on this day month. _ _ . . Mr. BA sxes observed, that the Committee would nOl be able to make its report by that time. Mr. WAED asked Sir C. Pole, if he had any ob jet:;tiun to postpone his motion relative to the bun of Admiral Montague ? Sir C. PULE refused, on the ground that every t.uur increased the injustice of the case. He there fore fixed it for Tuesday next. The House, on the motion of Lord PORCHES I'ER, re . solved itself into a Committee to inquire into the ;xpedition to the Scheidt.—liVe understand that Lord Castlereagh underwent a long exatnination by General. Craufuld and other Members. C'JIMBAIDGE MEETI-VG. A very numerous Meeting took place yesterday, for the nomination of a- Rep est-ntative of the coun ty, on account of Mr. Yußzg's ilaing accepted the o ffi c e o f Teller of the'Excheqtier. The purpoir of the Mce lug was briefly stated by the High sheriff. Mr. KEENE then cane forward, and, in a short b)tecat, proposed Mr. Yorke; They had often re turned him as their . tepresentative to Parliament, :qi he had always proved himself a faithful servant. Be had been always most attentive to every thing whlch concerned the local interests of the county. His talents were well. known to them, - and b e coat:cited that his independence was not at all af fekted.lay the circumstance, which had vacated his Seat. -- - Air. PEMBERTON came forward to secood the noinination of Air. Yorke, and d.clared that he perfectly agreed with the Gentleman who spoke last and notwithstanding all the clamour vihich, had beet, excited aga,nm him, he conceived that Mr. Yoesk.o was as WCii qualified as any man to re presentthi. free and independent county. The ShE?iff having formally stated the nomina tion of Mri-Yorke as a Candidate, earnestly exhort, • ect the Meeting to Lnffer every speaker to (lava his sentim , :nts freely.-11ir. limo , . then addressed the Meeting, but the clamour was so' great that it was difficult to hear what he said. He expressed his hopes that he did not presume too much when he asked for a patient IN:lying. That W3i the fifth time that he had been a Candidate, and upon no one occasion did he ever before observe the person who addressed them refused a patient hearing. But, un doubtedly, from the mixture of the Meeting before him, he was not, much surprised at his reception.— They could not be the Freeholders of the County of Cambridge—indeed, one would be almost inclined not to consider them Englishmen, who would re fuse to hear a man upon his defence. It was quite impossible that any strength of lungs, amidst such an uproar, could command a hearing.-1 observe,. (said Mr. Yorke) many of the Gentlemen of the University at this Meeting, had they studied, or at least practised the doetrine of Pythagoras, they would at least have appreciated more highly the va lue of silence. Mr. Yorke was then obliged to give way to the general clamour. The. Marquis of TAVISTOCK, amidst much inter ruption, spoke highly in favour of Mr. Yorke's private character, but censured his political princi ples and condud, and finally proposed Lord FRANCIS GODOLPHIN OSBORNE. Mr. BRAND seconded this nomination, but was obstructed from ,proceediug by the noise or the crowd. Lord FRANCIS'OSBORNIS then came forward amidst shouts of applause, mixed with disapprobation, and assured the Freeholders that he would trouble them but for a very short time. He offered himself with the proud consciousness of wishing to be a servant of the People, and not a servant of the Court. The cause in which he stood forward was not his, it was that of the country. He was merely the instru ment to afford it the opportunity ofperforming a great public obligation. During the thou he had been in Parliament, he had the satisfadiuu to feel that he had honestly and patriotically done his duty, without any personal view—indeed, it was well as certained that his unshackled Parliamentary condud had been attended with private circumstances, not of the most beneficial nature. With resped to the local interests of the County, both from his age and inexperience, he could not be supposed to be as conversant with them as the Right Hon. Gentleman Mr. Yorke, but he trusted to supply the deficiency by an earnestness and a zeal not at all Ulterior to that which he understood was justly upon g alls point at tributed to Mr. Yorke. During the period of his being in the House of Commons, although he sometimes concurred with Mr. Yorke, yet upon most great political questions he felt it to be his duty to take an opposite side. Identified as be felt his success with the interests of the County of Cambridge, he had nothing to do bur to commit the cause to their hands, and to confide in their support. His Lordship was followed by Mr. GUNNING, who spoke highly in his Lordship's favour, and was strong in his comments upon the Parliamentary con duct of Mr. Yorke. At length something like a sprit of liberality and the true feelings of Englishmen begm to prevai, and Mr. YORKE obtained a hearing.—ln alluding to the -topics urged by the last Speaker, in defending his conduct, lie denied that he had ever brought for ward the Cavalry Bill alluded to, or that he was a Member of the Cabinet at the conclusion of the Treaty of Amiens. He complained that every thing he said in the House of Commons was misrepre sented; and he was ready to say then, as heStated before, that there was a conspiracy amongst the Editors•of the London Press to misrepresent a great many of the Members of the House at Common: to their Constituents. He could appeal to Mr. Brand, to the Marquis of Tavistock, whether, at this; mo ment, there existed not a conspiracy among them not to report the speeches of Mr. Tierney-and Mr. Windham. The conspiracy against the Duke of York was proved in a Court of Justice upon a recent trial, where Mr. Wardle, Glennie, and Dodd were implicated. With respea to the vote given by him upon the case of his Royal Highness, it was truly conscientious ; and were he now upon his oath he would acquit him from any criminal Cannivance and pan icipation: Much had been said upon the Stand ing Order of the House of Commons. It was not merely intended that because the Gallery was some times open to strangers, that therefore the people of England had a right to be present at every dis cussion of their Representatives ; in such case, in place of Si. Stephen's Chapel, Parliament should be assembled upon Salisbury Plain. These Orders of the House were settled shortly after the Revolu tion, by those great men whose concind it would be always his pride to imitate.—His object in enforcmg that order at the present was to guard against the gross misrepresentations; the • gross Mistakes, and he would say, the wilful t*srepresentations tjiven of the proceedings of the House of Commons. wished also to be considered - as by no means hostile to an inquiry into the late Expeditions, though he opposed motions which .were substantially a Con., demnation before. inquiry. It was not necessary for him to enter into any defence of his general con duct. He had ever been the active opposer of those who either at home or abroad, were endravpuring to destroy the greatness of Old England. As much m srepresentation was circulated about the nature of the office which it bad pleased - his Majesty to confer upon him, he begged to say that it was an ancient and honor one, regulated by Acts of Piirliament, and atil paid, as was industriously stated, out - of the public taxes. The salary was made up by small fees levied upon every issue of mr from the Exchequer, and dainot amount tO rei,„,...,'!,ban 23001. per annum. if the objection How against him was to his holding a place, then if that principle was true, it - was impossible that some of the most efficient officers in the State could sit in the Legislature ; a position, the impropriety of which it was needless to illustrate. Mr. Yours concluded' by thanking the Meeting for the favourable bearing be at length got, and assured them, that if •in his public course he had. been mistaken; it •was. an error in judgment. Mr. YORKE was followed by Mr. BRAND, 010 Rev. GEORGE BRowN, and the Marquis of TAit- STOCX, who severally replied.to the arguments urge, ed by Mr. Yorke in 'his own defence ; and then the Sheriff put the question. The shew of bands was, in falrOty of Lod FRAHM OszoANg, but Mr. YOKE'S friends demanded a poll, and Friday next is appointed for the Election. MAILS. ARR IV za —5 Gottenburgh, t Brazils. Dus—t Gotten. burgh, x IVatertord- l'ltlct: OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWILV O'CLOCK. Consols THE SUN. SIR, SOLLM QUIS DICSRE FALSUM AUDEAT L 0 N D O'N, WEDNESDAY, AIARCII 14, 1810. The delay which took place in our occupation Of Ceuta arose from the negleCt or from the treachery of the Junta, but more probably from the latter. Although the most positive assurances were given by the Junta that orders had been sent to the Go vernor of Ceuta to admit a British garrison, yet, in Le, no such orders were given, and there is reason to believe that a plan was concerted by the Junta for putting that fortress into the hands of the French. The Spanish Governor not having received orders to admit British troops, of course he refused to ad mit them ; but having afierwards received intelli gence of the treachery and dispersion of the Junta, he wrote to the Governor of Gibraltar to apologize for his condu&, and to offer to receive the British Troops; in consequence of which 1,200 men were sent over from Gibraltar. We understand that our troops have fortified a small island close to Algesiras, which will effeetually prevent the gun-boats and privateers that used to annoy us so much, from putting to sea. Lag night five Gottenburgh Mails arrived, but they a..q completely barren of intelligence. The ship Windham, outward-bound, fell in with the United Kingdom on the 28th Sept. The extra ships Northampton, and Union, Capt. GAILLARD, parted from the IPindham, the 14th Oetober., for Bombay, all well. Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, at which his Lordship and Court, after duly examining the mealweighees returns, ordered the price of bread to be reduced half an assize, or a penny in the peck loaf, to commence to-morrow, when the quartein loaf wheaten will be sold for ta. aba. and liotict.llol4,. IS.. 2d,. Yesterday Sir DAVID DUNDAS, 4p14 a public\ day at his Office in the Horse-Guards, and gave . audi euces to a great number of Military Officers. was written from Persia that when Sir HAH.For...n JONES, our Faivoy at that COurt, made it known . tO, the King of I.)EitslA that BUONAPARTE had been . de feated at Asporn by the Austrians, his Majesty, in-_ stantly took from his side the sword that he then wore, and seat it to Sir HAnFORD as a mark of his peculiar reg-ird. 7 --,This trait wilt spew in what esti mation Sir HARFORD .10)MS is held by the King of PERSIA, and how completely that able Minister has succeeded in winning the confidence of that Court. it is the more remarkable, as such an instance of condescension on 'the part of the King is perhaps unparalleled in Persia. ARMY. —A redudion of the Home Staff will'im. mediately take place. All Officers holding Regi mental Com Missions, with Staff appointments, are to be put on half pay ; and in future no Officer will be allowed to be on the latter whilst on full pay of the former. This s; ‘ ,3 will not only produce a con siderable saving to the country, but must likewise give very great satisfaCtion to the army in general.— 'The allowances of forage, coals, candles, &c. &c. are to be thoroughly investigated, in order to detekt, and at the same time coffee,' the great abuse and glaring partiality that pervades the distribution of theM in the different Staffs at almost all the depots in this country. Sir HARRY BURRARD is to be re moved from the London Staff. The Minutes taken before the Committee of In quiry on Thurday have been delivered. They con tain the re-examinations of Sir Lucas Pepys, Ge neral Don, Captain 0 \Ven, Captain Paget, and Cap tain Pasley, but the details would be uninteresting. In ihecourse.,of his evidence Captain Owen staled it to be his opinion, that the possession of \Valche ten, ifthe island could have been maintained, would have been of the greatest advantage to this c4nnfry, and that, without it, the eneiny's.fieet in the Scheldt cannot be properly watched, except by, having fleets of nearly equal force in the Downs and at `varrnouth. Captain Pasley was of opinion, that the works of Flushing migia have defended by a modeiate garrison against all the, force of the French empire. Sritm; WHEAT.-,-The real Spring or Summer Wheat, which for several years has been recom mended by the -Board of, Agriculture to the atten tion of British Farmers, we are glad to understand his succeeded in those disiriCis where it has been properly tried. This wheat may not only be sown by itself, but where the winter Wheat may partially. fail, it may be sown on the other (what:o plants, front the latter end of April to even the middle of May, and, notwithstanding the lateness of the sow ing, will be ripe at the same tirrie. This sot of wheat is particularly cultivated in the neighbour hood of Boston, in Lincolnshire, and thence has spread over different distrids of Epgland and S,cot. : land. Mr. MAnocKs, the Member for Boston, is likely, to be so much occupied in securing the land which, as the poet says, he " won from the skirts of Nep tune's wide domain," that he will probably have no leisure during the present Session to plunge into the sroubled sea of poli►ics. An extent of eleven thou sank! acres will be gained if his measures sboula be ultimately EtitiCeESILII. NAVAL NEWS. From Mr LONDON GAZETTE, March x 3, auto Admiralty-Office, March 13, 18 10. Copy of a Leiter from Captain Keen, of his Majesty's sloop' the Echo, addressed to Vice-Admiral Campbell, andtranS4 mitted by the latter to John Wilson Croker, ESCI. His Majesty's ship Echo, Downs,. March• ll,' Aro. I beg.leave to acquaint you, that his Majesty's sloop under my comutand captured the French lug ger privateer C4pricieux yesterday, off Dieppe. During the chace site threw the whole of her guns (sixteen) overboard. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ROBERT KEEN. Admiralty-Office, March 13, 1811', Copy of a Letter from Captain Selby, of his Majesty's ship Owen Glendour, addressed to Lord Ainelius 13eauelerk v Captain of the Koyal Oak, and transmitted.to John Wilson Crobler, Esq. by Admiral Sir Roger Curtis. His Majesty's ship Owen Giendour, at Sea., MY LORD, March to, itho. I have to acquaint you, that I this day, at half= past noon, fell in with a French privateer lugger, in the act of boarding a schooner, which, after a short chace of an hour and a half, I had the good fortune to capture ; not, however, until she had received a vast number of shot, by which two men were killed and three wounded, and the lugger nearly half full of water. She proves to be La Camille, belonging to Boulogne, pietced for four teen guns, six of which were mounted, and the rest in the hold, and manned with fitty-eight men. She railed from Cherbourg only six hours previoui to her being in our po,ssessi an, and had made one capture, an Tnglish schooner, the Fame, of Lon don, William Proper, master, troll' Lisbon, bound to London, laden with fruit. ..., t I have, &c. (Signed). W. SELBY. N. B. The schooner above mentioned has beets recaptured by his blaiesty's ship Diana. PLIMOUTN, I\I4.RCH 12.—The Hero privateer detained and sent in here this morning a , Hamburgh ship from France ;, she was boarded ins a gale of wind by tilt...Piero!, boat ; the latter,, on her return from the ship, was swamped during a heavy squall, and tmr.crew, consisting of five persons, were all drowned. Came down the harbour and anchored in the Sound,,his Majesty's ships Lynx, C.v, MARSHALL Prometheus, Capt. ROBINSON ; and Tartarus, Capt. IVIAJN.wARING. Arrived the Ericads from Guernsey ; the Miner va, Slawituly, from Chepstow. Went up the harbour, his Majesty's ship Narcissus.' Powtsmotrilt, MaitcA ta , ,—Conse in this day his . Majesty's ship Port Mahon, from a cruize. . Sailed his Majesty's sll.ips„,./iigk,. Scylla, and 'Wey mouth store-ship, with a convoy, of about 50 SrAl of tnerchaut ships for the West s Hia. Majesty's ship Dexterous. takes. convoy to Guernsey. Sailed his Majesty's ships RoyaL Oak, Donegal, Oit , en Glendoive7, Ganymede, Pallas, and Eagle, oft ,- Chnbou!gh ;, also , his Majesty's ships Hgrringf- Scipion,and : Renown, for Plymouth. The brig Nesons,Daught.er, detained and sent' iota Portsmouth from,Tonniugen,fpr Philadelphia, s polz 6 the 23d ult. the ship, Amelia, of Liverpool, CaP.t# LONGBOTHAM, three or fourieegues ; distance from Fyal, in a gale of wind from north-east, in. gre3r distress, having been driven, out of that Port LI 4: trerue bad weather, with the loss of anchor 3 a° js cables, and in want of water i aiAafter having stir plied Capt. LONGBOTHAM with 100, gallons, and p u t on board 14 passengers, the Amelia then stecieci ° • course for that place again. DIAL, MARCH 13.--,Sailed the outward boun d for Portsmouth under 'convoy of the Royalist bl o q of war, consisting of about 40 sail. Came down from the River and sailed i m mediate ly for Portsmouth the David Scott East Itla l3# man. Sailed his Majesty's ships Grampus, Bonne toyenne, 'Etna, and Thunder, fur Portsmouth. Arrived the Arid sloop of war with a convoy fro ° Portsmouth, which all sailed for the River. SHEERNESS, MARCH I2.—His Majesty's ships 1 ligencr, Sabrina, and Moo/wick, were paid up top' months, Sailed his Majesty's ship /hawk/a ; and the 171 vastation bomb. His Majesty's ship Alexander has h o isted /I ,l ° signal to collect the ships bound to Gottenburgh the 13ahic, but tie day of sailing is not yet fixed' 'Osi hay, Weir bos, Peal .w<►s IS St h; O MILL, MARCH 12.—The Jane, ATKulsorl, A Suhderland, arrived at Lymington on Tuesdays e ile tt night. The master reports, that on !he tgt off Crotuar, he saw a sloop, which he suppot'e u c ii#' be a tritder from Scotland to London, i n great tress; afterwards down, and every soul on b ° c o perished. The Captain says, he saw six me n 0" the sloep's broadside, and could lira the , n 1 "„d' for help, but owing to a strong gale of wind, heavy sea, with snow, he could gpt render t` any assistance. tant t) ot the th en 14 inc ()1, tt : i~;;di tr,) u ) ()sj t 14 Ou CiAVISZND, MARCH If. i ff Atriyd—the Diligence,Black, from Halifax: ..,,013, Sailed—the Alligator, Astitsm, for Tobago; ri - .0 Barton, for Barbadoes ; Cato, Napier, for St. Vi ll , \,54 and the Fanny, Mansfield, for Guemcy. dimilaiL